Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea
Eritrea: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1970
All-time low
4 years
in 2013
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea is 4 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea peaked at 5 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2013.
That places Eritrea 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5 years | — |
| 1971 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 14 Aruba 4 years compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
- 14 Benin 4 years compare
- 14 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 14 Brazil 4 years compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 14 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 14 Costa Rica 4 years compare
- 14 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 14 Egypt 4 years compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 years compare
- 14 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 14 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 4 years compare
- 14 Ghana 4 years compare
- 14 Guinea 4 years compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 4 years compare
- 14 Greece 4 years compare
- 14 Guatemala 4 years compare
- 14 Guyana 4 years compare
- 14 Iraq 4 years compare
- 14 Jordan 4 years compare
- 14 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 14 Libya 4 years compare
- 14 Morocco 4 years compare
- 14 Maldives 4 years compare
- 14 Mali 4 years compare
- 14 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 14 Niger 4 years compare
- 14 Naoero 4 years compare
- 14 Oman 4 years compare
- 14 Panama 4 years compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 4 years compare
- 14 Sudan 4 years compare
- 14 El Salvador 4 years compare
- 14 Suriname 4 years compare
- 14 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 14 Tonga 4 years compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Eritrea ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release